Druggist&#39;s label-case.



B. B. FEES & E. W. SCHNEIDER. DRUGGISTS LABEL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1913.

1,097,409. Patented May 19, 1914.

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DRUGGISTS LABEL CASE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21, 1913.

1,097,409. I Patented May 19, 1914.

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.Zlhis invention relates to label cases for druggists and has for anobject to provide an extremely simple device of this character whichwill have a shelf upon which a plurality of partitions are adjustablymounted whereby they may be so spaced apart as to receive various sizesof labels.

A further object of the invention is to provide means on the partitionsfor holding the labels in compact bundles.

A. still further object is to provide a casing within which the shelf isremovably mounted whereby it may be detached quickly and easily forreplenishing the labels.

l l ith the above objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat ing this invention :-Figure 1 isa front elevation of the improved label case. Fig. 2

is a cross sectional view on the line F l. 3 is a fragmentarylongitudinal sectional view through one end of the case showing theshelf seated in an inclined groove in the end wall of the casing. Fig.tis a cross sectional view on the line l -t Fig. 8 showing the shelf innormal position in full lines and in position for removal in dottedlines. Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view on the line 55 Fig. 1 showingthe shelf and the partitions in plan. Fig. 6 is a cross sectional viewon the line 6-6 Fig. 1 showing the shelf'in bottom plan. Fig. 7 is adetail perspective view of one of the partitions. Fig. 8 is a detailperspective view of the adjustable back carried by each partition.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of referencedesignate simi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. llilay 19, 1914. Serial No. 775,056.

lar parts, the device is shown to comprise a casing including a top 10and end walls 11 the latter being provided on the bottom edges with hasstrips 12 which form sup porting feet for the asing. Formed in the innerface of each end wall. is a groove 13 which is obliquely disposed andslants upwardly and rcarwardly from the front edge of the wall. Thebottom edge of the groove is cut away as shown at 14; to form a seat forthe adja ent end of a hereinafter described shelf.

The shelf is oblong in outline and is inserted in the casing by beingpassed at the ends into the grooves 13 and then dropped down into theseats 1% the shoulders 16 at the front edges of the seats preventing theshelf from sliding out of the casing. The shelf slopes upwardly andrearwardly within the casing and forms a support for labels of Variouskinds and sizes, the upward slope of the shelf permitting of the labelsbein viewed through the open front of the casing and their titles easilyread without the use of corresponding designations on either the casingor the shelf.

For separating the arious kinds of labels. a plurality of partitions 17are adjustably mounted on the shelf. each partition being provided onthe bottom with two threaded pins 18 and 19 which pass down throughrespective longitudinal slots 20 and 21 formed in the shelf, and areequipped below the shelf with washers E22 and 23 and nuts 2-1 and 25 bymeans of which the partition is anchored stationary upon the shelf. Byunloosening the nuts, any partition may be moved toward or away from itsneighbor to accommodate the space between these two partitions toreceive a stack of labels of any desired size.

The partitions are so constructed that a label may be removed from thebottom of any particular stack by simply wetting the finger andthrusting it up against the bottom label and withdrawing the hand. Toattain this end each partition is formed with an oblique front edge uponwhich is disposed a stop flange 26 that projects upon each side of thepartition. this flange serving to retain the related pack of labelsagainst forward escape from the shelf. Each partition is furthermoreformed on the bottom edge with a flange 27 which projects upon each sideof the partition and supports the related pack of labels above the helf.The flange 27 is cut away on both sides obliquely to the front lowercorner of the partition as shown at 28 whereby the lowermost label ofthe pack confined by any two adjacent partitions is free at its frontedge for easy bending downward and withdrawal upon the finger being wetand thrust up against the bottom or gummed face of the label and thenwithdrawn. The end partitions 29 are anchored stationary by means ofpins 30 passed through the shelf and secured by nuts 31, and thesepartitions bear against the inner faces of the end walls 11 as shown.

In order to prevent the labels escaping back off the shelf, eachpartition is equipped with angle back 32 which is provided on the topedge with a hook 33 that engages over the top edge of the partition andforms means for adjustably attaching the back for sliding movementlongitudinally of the partition whereby the back may be moved up againstthe rear edges of the related stack of labels and form a stop which willprevent rearward escape of the labels.

From the above description it will be seen that we have provided anextremely simple and inexpensive label case for druggists, which case isformed of a few parts that will not easily get out of order, and whichare so arranged relatively to each other that packs of labels of varioussizes may be held securely in compact bundles for easy access.

What is claimed, is

1. A druggists label case including a casing open at the front andhaving a top and end walls and a back wall, upwardly inclined grooves onthe inner faces of said end walls each having the lower edge cut awayand forming a seat with a shoulder at the front end thereof, saidgrooves opening through the front edges of said end walls, a shelfpassed into said grooves and dropped into said seats and being held bysaid shoulders against accidental escape, and a plurality of partitionsadjustablv mounted on said shelf and adapted to hold packs of varioussizes of labels therebetween.

2. A druggists label case including a casing open at the front andhaving a top and end walls and a back wall, an upwardly inclined shelfremovablv secured at the ends upon the inner faces of said end walls, apair of longitudinal slots in said shelf, a plurality of partitions onsaid shelf each provided with depending threaded pins projecting throughsaid slots, washers on said pins bearing against the bottom face of saidshelf, and nuts on said pins bearing against said washers and anchoringsaid partitions to said shelf, loosening of the nuts of any particularpartition permitting of said partition being moved bodily longitudinallyof said shelf toward or away from its neighbor whereby to accommodatevarious sizes of labels therebetween.

3. A druggists label case including a casing having an open front, anupwardly inclined shelf in said casing, a plurality of partitions onsaid shelf secured for adjustment relatively to each other whereby to receive packs of labels of various sizes, an inclined front flange on eachpartition for holding the labels at the forward ends in an inclinedpack, an inclined follower on each partition for holding the labelsagainst said front flange, and a bottom flange on each partition forsupporting the labels and being cut away obliquely to the partition atthe front edge whereby the lowermost label is free at the front edge fordownward bending and withdrawal from underneath said front flange.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

BYRON B. FEES. EMANUEL W. SCHNEIDER. Vitnesses:

D. M. REID, DAVID C. PARKINSON.

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